Telegram-herald., 1887-09-04
THE MAD ENGINEER.

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appreciate my story. and 70 isss bitter IA scur
dsa2aei4tLoa o. rs eonduct ca the nigat ia
g-ass-on. for tae story an gong % al y0a
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lis EalEs was Wsnaal'-Earl Wen@Au.
seEy pretty nazls, feu wia s4y. bas l. Vas
vsry sppgspria-e, tor 1 Ill - On record as
saglAg t1as be ~zs the haA1ssnest man that
cid Tom ever ald eyes an whsa I say
h-lnslsoals. Wy, that Is igst what mean ex-
aet4y, "a he VS. really and truly handsome,
AID waas nnssia Aizn stiA nors 80 IN ny ewes,
"a diin'E know r. That -, you wouldn't
taiak IL <new it from his Actions he vas
II
.as 81 1aa been airing for han about
lshts-a meaths. sad lad come % love him IS
= brother. 4a.s safss EaFl EsaGall that |
ala ss-isg -. ato4s ~as IN loss To loved
cue girl. al t4s lord oaly knows how
rt4ny sllk All ase1g ths llns we're bead over
aaels IA ies~ with him. Ddllag ny run
Via hiss never day passed sAat sone shy
ma lea dlIs.'t send HIN flowers, or s0ms little
fsIr - ~
through S.smetimes they would con,e them
selves. thea axaln they would send raesssn-
gar. Il VAS iAat way a. elsng baye seen
k4Fls h0I tai u howsrs. he would accept
them ia every instance simply with = bow
ard afaiet sssl.s, returning as tharks 70 the
ssnlsr. throw them into BIS bax, and that Was
zoe lst u tLem until they witAered; then be
would ra.ss - box ii and cast tnem out,
Seemingly unconscious and hide caring Of
| tns p4aS that such action would cause Ia the
hearts Of tee lair donors lad they known the
fate q tAeir flowers
Earl appreciated ell this, am confident.
but as I hsve said. he was IN love, not with
tss girls az every station. bus with one girl,
and Re was determined 70 keep his heart for
/ hsr and hsr only. How this action was ap-
preciatsd BY tho favored one you wiz know
after awhile
About hfty miles from ProviCieuce was
tie supper house for our train. IL was called
tao Bush supper house' Bush was a Jolly
Cd German and was universally liked By the
| Eailroadsrs aud travellers generally Besides
being proprietor Of the Busa house be was
tie father Of as pretty a girl as ever took
a step. Her name was Basic, and she was
Earl WendaIls idol. I can't begin 10 de-
scribe her, bus sue was just the girl, thought,
| Tor Earl saGalL Earl thought the same
way and bad made her promise long ago 10
share his fortune with him. All the railroad
men knew OF Earl's and Bessies engagement,
/ and speculation was rife as to when the we'd
ding was to come Of
| Occasionally Earl would come from the
Bush house bringing his lowers These had
a separate place from the rest. and l have
known hiu to haul one OF her bouquets .
/ month, and then part with il with sigh
@One day Earl said TO me:
~'Uucls Tommy, how do you like Bessr
-'Hi-hty well. Earl replied; Miss Bush
| = what / cali n first class little woman.
@Earl was silent for moment Then he
said:
@srn glad TO hear you say so, Uncle
| Tommy Well. DeSs and l are going to get
married next Sunday week
Earl always called her 'Bess' for short
Is that soF answered |, feigning sur
| prise. I expected much, Earl. but
thought il would be too inquisitive to ask
you
al should have told YOU he answered,
sbu. thought IL best 70 keep it secret, at
least until now. I want you to be At the
wedding. IL wiz take place at her fathers
house,
This conversation took place on Wednes-
day, believe. When we stopped for supper
sgain It was on Friday. Il took US two DAYS
To make the round trip. as we were on the
naked freight. and you know they generally
take their time
-Whsa We walked into the hotel Office Res-
sia introduced a stranger TO Earl and myself
~ a Mr. Eahanks did not think anything
abous IL much. but I noticed dark scowl
came over Earls handsome face.
1t looked as though Bessie was rather at
tentivs to the stranger and was less so to
Earl. but I thought that was only natural, as
be was stranger and Earl en- old acquain-
tauce. Il was one Of Old Bush's hobbies to
make every stranger feel at home while at
as houss. Probably this was more to gain
custom than anything else; / don't know.
However. Earl ate bis supper in silence and
was OF again 20 his snginh before was half
through left the stranger ard BeSs in the
oeice together. chatting very pleasantly.
eaDo yea know Mr. Euhanks, Tomf asked
Earl when I got TO ths engine. putting a
great deal Of stress on the Mr. part Of his
question
II do act replied. 'Whyr
a'Nothias. % rsr'.sd.
eve MADE tue balance Of the run IN 81
hence don's thiuk Earl spoke a word
could tai though. hs was vrithing ia the
axonies cf jealousy.
4 iont tbsnx Eari arid Be~s spoke TIE mex.
trip. nor Ire sex. nor The mex Tbs stranger
Vas still at The Ersa hoass knew from ia
tarn sffairs hsd taken. or we're taking. tha'
Eagi ard Bsz-ies wedding vas OF Al
taough ne never t0ld ne as much, kns-
that it cou.dn'l 81 otherwise.
The Eext srip re made was Earis wTl5ins
ni-hk be sad OF hss ovsralls ard vas IN
usually solemn and uCrose. not speaking e
or even looking IS u,e during TIE ran Ct FITS
rsi.ss. vss a t1e point onse or twice 81
asking him * this vas net fis welding night
be- T al nos keo~ing toe vel that it va
sitbaf indefinitely postponesa o. CT forever.
@Wsen we sterpsd iaso tae Cite that usgh-
old Bash mes Us e the DOOR.
Ffe minute eco is.s. poysr "a ex
cisimai, grasplsx both oar bands ss the sam.
time
Wh7f L snpper ovcvf sskei
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per Der vsIslin. Ter vsddin' vats saus
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